The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-24


compensation for their services, but shall bs.
allowed their reasonable travelling and other OFF,
cial expenses. The following named persons
shall constitute the first board OF managers OF
said refornatory. whose term OF Office opposite
their names heren shall date from the approval
vi this act by the governor:
Gordon +. Cole OF Rice county, term OF Office
six wears.
John Cooper of Stearns county. term of office
Robert Smith of Ramsey county, term of office
IL S. Griswold Of Fillmore county, term of Of
I. H. Barrett of Stevens county, term of Office
two years.
g. w. Holland Of Crow Wing county, term Of
The succeeding members of said board of
manaEers shall tie appointed by the governor, by
ana with the advice and consent OF the senate,
as soon as the respective terms of Office afOre-
SAID shall expire. They shall hold their office
for six years each. and until their successors are
appointed. provided that not more than three
persons comprising said board shall he APP
pointed from the same political party. and that
the appointments to fill vacancies occurring be-
lore the expiration CT the term shall be for the
| unexpircd term. Whenever vacancy shall oc-
cur III said board Of managers, by the refusal of
either OF the members thereof to act, or other
wise, such vacancies shall be filled by
| the governor, by and with the advice
! and consent OF the senate, and, when the senate
Is not in session. by the governor, subject to the
convene.
The governor may remove any of the managers
Tor misconduct, incompet cncy or neglect OF duty,
after opportunity shall be given them to be heard
! on written charges.
| SEC. ). The board of managers shall appoint
| a general superintendent, and shall have power
to remove HIM for cause after opportunity shall
be given him to be heard upon written charges.
All other officers shall he appointed by the SUI
perIntendent, and removable ut his pleasure.
| SEC. 4. The board OF managers shall examine
| all the accounts. expenditures and vouchers re-
! lating to the business OF the rcfor,natory
monthly. and shall certify their approval or dis
approval OF the same to the auditor OF the state
! SEC. 5. Said board of managers shall have the
charge and general superintcndencc. OF the
nlcnt thereof, and OF the construction OF
the rcforlnatorv and the necessary shops
and appurtenances., and they arc hereby
authorized to purchase the necessary build
ing materials for the same and employ all
the necessary labor. All purchases Of materials
bred 900 dollars shall be made by contract and
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, after
| notice published for two weeks in one daily
and in each OF the newspapers published in the
! county where such refurlnatory is located, when
sailed Proposals will be received for the supply
OF The materials and supplies required.
SEC. q. 1t shall he the duty OF snch board of
| managers, or before the tenth day OF January
in each year, to report to the governor the condi-
| ton OF said rcformatory and their PROCEEDINGS
of the work of const;ruction, the
| and management Ut such refornatory with u
detailed statement thereof, with such recon-
| mendations as the board OF managers may deem
proper
SEC. 7. The annual compensation of the sew
era officers. kecpcrs, guards and teachers of the
managers. in their discretion. at sums not ex
| ccedng the following: For the superintendent.
| thirty-tve hundred $500 dollars: to the
| physician, one thousand II .OOO) dollars; to the
| principal Keeper one thousand Q,OOUl dollars;
! to the clerk one Thousand u,OOW dollars: to
the chaplain, one thousand $1,000 dollars, who
hal shall
| assigned to him by the board Of managers with
out additional compensation: to the store
keeper, six hundred 600 dollars: TO the hail
! keeper, six hundred (GOil dollars; to the yard
keeper, six hundred 5000 dollars; to the keep
| ers, each five bundled 500 dollars: to the
guards, each forty t4O) dollars per month: to
! the sergeant OF the guard. six hundred
three hundred 5000 dollars all Of said officers,
except the physician, shall be boarded and
| lodged at the expense of the state and if for
any reason the term of service OF any of them
snail terminate before the end of the year, their
compensation shall be paid only for the term of
service at the rate OF the annual compensation
above provided, and such salaries shall be i'll tull
| for all services performed by them.
SEC. s. Every officer who shall be appointed
| in pursuance OF the provisions of this act shall
! take and file in the office of the secretary of
state, within fifteen 90 days after his appoint
menc, the constitutional oath OF office, and the
superintendent and sucn other officers as shall
be required by the state auditor so to do shall
| respectively give bonds to the state in such pen
shall approve conditioned for the;falthful per-
forInance OF their duty az required by law.
SEC. y. Anv person who shall be convicted
prisonment in the Minnesota State Re
| tormatory and who, uDon such conviction, shall
! be sentenced to imprisonment therein, shall be
imprisoned according to this act. and not other
| WISE
SEC 10. Any person not exceeding thirty (3O)
years OF age nor less than sixteen (lG) years of
! age, who has never before been convicted OF
crime, may, in the discretion OF the court before
| which such person is tried, be sentenced to said
refOrmatOry.
| SEC. IL. Every sentence to the reforlnatOry
OF person hereafter convicted OF felony or mis-
| demeanor shall be general sentence to lnpris-
| Onnent in the Minnesota state refornatory at
St. Cloud, and the courts Of this state imposing
such sentence shall not fix the limit or duration
any person convicted and sentenced shall be
| terminated by the managers of the re:ormatory
as authorized by this act: but such inprison-
| Inent shall not exceed the maximum term pro-
vlded by law for the CRIME for which the pris-
| oner was convicted and sentenced nor be less
than the minimum term so provided by law.
| SEC. H. Every ce'k OF any court by which q
| criminal shall be sentenced to the Minnesota
state reformatOry shall furnish to the officers
| having such criminal in charge 4 record, con-
tanning copy OF the Indictment and Of the plea.
the name and residence OF the judge presiding
at The time also Of the jurors and Of The witnesses
| sworn on the trial. such synopsis OF the testi-
mony as the judge may direct, the charge OF the
| court. the verdict, the sentence pronounced and
the date thereof: which record, duly certified by
! II,
be used as evidence against sucll criminal in any
proceeding taken by him for release from i'm
prsonment by habeas corpus. The said synop-
| sis OF the testimony taken on the trial and OF
| the charge OF the court shall be furnished to the
clerk for the purposes OF this act by the steno:-
rapher acting upon the trial, Or, il no stenog-
Of the county. COUNTY the stcnosrapier or
county attorney furnishing such copy shall
! be entitled to such compensation in every case
! in which they shall perform the duties required
bv this act shall be certified to b.. just by the
presiding judge at the trial. and shall be paid by
| the county in which the trial is had part OF
the county expenses. The clerk shall also. upon
| any such conviction and sentence, forthwith
transmit to the superintendent OF the rcforma-
| tory notice there; #.
! SEC. Ii. Upon the receipt Of such notice. the
! superint endent. in person, or subordinate Of
ficer of the reformatorv, by said superintendent
for that purpose duly delegated, shall proceed to
the place Of the trial and conviction; and the
sheriff, or keeper OF the Jail, having the custody
intendent or delegated officer, with the record of
his trial anu conviction made up by the
| clerk, and such convict shall thcrcupon be con-
veyed to the reformatory. the expense OF which
, conveyance shall be charged against and paid
out OF the earnings OF other funds OF the REFORM
! aLOry.
power to transfer to the state prison at Still
! water any prisoner, who, subsequently to his
! cOnnlittal, shall be shown to have been at the
time Of his conviction more than thirty (3O
years of age, or to have been previously con-
vIcted of crime: and may also transfer any ap-
parently incorrigible prisoner whose presence i'll
the refOrmatOry appears to be seriously detri-
mental to the we'll being OF the institution to
the state prison: and such managers may. by
written reQu1sition, require tue return to tho re-
fOrmatory OF amy person who may have been so
and consent OF the warden of the state prison,
cause to be transferred any person OF prisoner
confined in the state prison who is serving out
his first sentence in state prison to the re-
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